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Stupid Good Summer School Week 1: Poached Eggs

Poach (v): to cook in simmering liquid, at or about 200°F

If it’s one thing you add to your cooking repertoire after microwaving Spaghetti-O’s, it’s how to properly cook an egg. Poaching can be intimidating; a firm, eggy white enveloping a rich, runny yolk- obtained by cooking it in hot water? Yes, you can do it. Plus, eggs are hella cheap so if you mess up a few times, on to the next one.

How to Poach an Egg

Some swear by stirring the water into a vortex or mixing white distilled vinegar in the water, but I’m keeping it simple here and achieved the same results. Let me know how your poaching goes!